White House to issue election security warning just two weeks from anticipated Republican blowout

The Joe Biden administration is reportedly preparing to issue major warnings about U.S. election security, just two weeks out from the 2022 midterms and what is increasingly projected to be a significant Republican rout in key races. 

Multiple media outlets reported on the looming warning. Politico, for instance, claimed on Monday that administration security officials "are tracking multiple threats to the nation’s election security infrastructure ahead of the midterms and are set to issue warnings, including in an internal intelligence bulletin this week."

The outlet cited "two people familiar with the matter."

The bulletin allegedly "will lay out details of cyber threats posed by China and Russia, as well as other non-state actors, and potential physical threats to election officials in jurisdictions across the country," Politico claimed. 

The news of potentially serious threats to U.S. election integrity comes as Democrats scramble to shore up what look to be increasingly fragile positions in multiple key races across the U.S., including several for U.S. Senate and numerous gubernatorial contests. 

The New York Times noted on Tuesday that Democrats are "brac[ing] for a red wave in the House," with voters "poised to punish President Biden’s party even in the bluest parts of America."

Election analyst FiveThirtyEight, meanwhile, noted on Monday that after several months of strong Democratic showings, "the national mood has turned back toward the GOP," and that Republican odds of taking both the House and Senate have increased notably over that time.